hevs

Matts rellies are paying for us to go to the Uk to meet their new Grandson, we will be going sometime next month.

A couple of things...

Has anyone flown Malaysian airlines? Are they ok?

Has anyone done a couple of days stop in Kuala lumpur? Is there anything to do there?

Who gives the best car hire rates in the UK at the moment? (Matts Mums even gonna hire us a car, bless her)


And where's new and worth a visit back in the mother country.(its been over 3 1/2 years!)

Thanks for any input guys.

fraser

We've flown Malaysian and they're ok, they were better the first time than the second.

KL is great for a stopover, you can get into a 5* hotel for a decent price and lounge around the pool.

I may be flying with them early May as well

hevs

Oh god!

(cheers for that mate )

fraser

I know just when you thought your bad run was over

hevs

themerlin

You can sit by the pool and eat fish and chips, or you can actually explore the city, it's a great place lots of great food and the night market is not to be missed

BTW is it just a British thing flying thousands of miles and then just sitting by a pool?

Hutch

Nah - the Germans are rather fond of it too.

fraser

I've explored the city I love Asia, I eat in all the hawker markets, I've also explored Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, India amongst others.

But Hevs has a very small baby so I was thinking of her relaxing after a srtressfull flight.

I look forward to your reply

Hutch

Aye. On which basis, the Pan Pacific Hotel, which is actually in the airport (over a walk-way thing) might be an option. Cheap but very luxurious - really nice pool/spa area (both indoors and out), restaurants etc.

themerlin

lol we did it with a 6 month old baby the xmas before last
Funny the locals acted like they had never seen a baby before.

fraser

Probably better to go into the city and then they can have a stroll around Bukit Bintang.

Makes me laugh how people jump to conclusions, I was in Cambodia in '98 when the embassy was advising against it.

I spent 5 weks travelling around Vietnam by myself drinking snake wine and trying all sorts yet now from one sentence I'm accused of going to Asia and eating fish & chips.

Geordie George

We've flown Malaysian before and found them to be very good. IMHO, KL is a good place for a stopover. It's a lot less busy and so less overwhelming than somewhere like Bangkok. The hawker markets are definitely worth a look. The Petronas towers are also worth a squizz - you get a good sense of the lay of the city. The Orchid Garden was also worth seeing. I really, really enjoyed the Islamic Arts Museum - there was a school group there when we went, so it's not just aimed at oldies. I really can't recommend that place enough - great exhibits and an interesting building to boot. The colonial quarter around Merdeka Square is also interesting - has a good cricket pitch. Have a fab trip, you lucky devils.

fraser

We also did it with a 4 month baby who was constantly stroked in china town.

Hutch

Was only thinking in terms of simplicity, not danger.

fraser

I know mate, I'm a tad touchy today coming home to a letter from mr.plod and his speedgun sort of dampens the mood